ANCIENT CHINESE TECHNOLOGY: GUNPOWDER
  • gunpowder was invented in china before the Tang Dynasty
  • Invented between 618 and 907
  • During the Tang Dynasty they put gunpowder in bombs and shot them at the enemy from catapults
  • Between 960 and 1368, during the Song and Yuan Dynasties, they used gunpowder for fire cannons, rockets, missiles, and fireballs
  • They also used gunpowder to make fireworksexternal image huoyao0002d.jpg